POSITION: WORK PERFORMED 

Lecturer and author: Presentations, publications and other contributions to share own expertise with younger professionals, active membership of IABSE and PIANC 

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Consultant: Presentation, site visits and advising for the design of radial gates in the Cai Khe flood barrier in Can Tho city, Vietnam (in cooperation with University of Liège)

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Leading author: Highlights of European and American practical expertise in research, design, construction, operation and maintenance of hydraulic gates

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Consulting services and review of structural analyses for the steel contractor (Hillebrand B.V. in Middelburg) 

Consultant: consulting services in feasibility studies, gate selection criteria and contract specifications

Consultant: consulting services in feasibility studies, gate and drives selection process and contract specifications, guidance to a contracted engineering company

Consultant: consulting services in performance regime, feasibility studies, gate selection and lay-out, optional solution with composite gates

Reviewer and consultant: review and verification of feasibility studies, design criteria and contract specifications by others; consulting services to parties involved

Reviewer and consultant: design review and consulting services to main contractors (Shaw Group & Tetra Tech) concerning hydraulic gates and a movable bridge

Consultant: feasibility studies, review and consulting services for the project design & build (D&B) specifications

Consultant and reviewer: feasibility studies, conceptual design, review and consulting services for the project design & build specifications

Reviewer and consultant: consulting services and review of the lock gates design on behalf of the Panama Canal Authority (ACP)

Research leader and consultant: consulting services, contracting and guiding of third party (TNO) investigations of the gate hydrostatic bearings

Research leader and repair designer: research on failures causing the gate damage, repair and reconctruction design, contract formulation, construction guidance

Consultant: consultancy and know-how exchange with the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) on the upgrading of the Panama Canal, team member

Consultant and program leader: Research and conceptual design of a new generation of composite bridges for the Netherlands

Consultant and design leader: consulting services and design specifications for the lock upgrading including gate exchange and improvements

Research leader and consultant: diagnosing of gate hinge wear problem, guidance to repair and improvements, knowledge retention

Designer and consultant: bridge analysis including numerical and physical load tests, superstructure upgrading and jacking up design, execution guidance

Discipline leader and consultant: conceptual design of lock gates and drives, contract functional specifications, fighting ignorant decisions

Research, design and construction manager: study on weir gate vibrations, project design and contracting, execution management

Designer and construction manager: innovative lock gate design, project contract specifications, construction supervision

Reaearch, design and construction manager: ecological analysis for construction material choice, composite bridge contracting, construction supervision

Project leader: Study on new bridge options and preliminary design, cost estimations, consulting services for contracting

External consultant: verification and assessment of project contest submissions, life cycle costing, recommendation for construction

Discipline leader: feasibility studies and final design of lock gates and related steel structures, specifications for contracting, construction and installation supervision

Discipline leader: feasibility studies and final design of lock gates and related steel structures, specifications for contracting, construction and installation supervision

Discipline leader: feasibility studies and preliminary design of lock gates and other steel structures, specifications for design & build contracting, contract supervision

Project leader: preliminary design studies for a large vertical lift bridge option, cost estimations, subsidiary consulting services

Project leader: optional design studies for the span extensionan of an arch bridge to increase the navigable width, structural analyses, cost estimations

Leader of investigation program: research and development of new types of lock gate bearings involving new material applications, design recommendations

Discipline leader: preliminary studies and final design of the barrier vertical lift gates, (largest in the world at that time), contracting, supervision of construction

Design leader: design of large single and double main span suspension bridges, cost estimations, contract specifications (not realized, tunnel option selected)

Design leader: diverse designs and studies on large gate or weir renovation projects, e.g. in the Meuse and in the Afsluitdijk

Enginering team leader: weight control management by design and construction of a large (7000 tons) offshore oil-production platform, chief engineer

Structural analyst and constructor: structural analyses and joint design (including computer programming) of a large building steel structure in the City of London

Structural analyst and constructor: structural analyses and reinforcement design for the Hoogovens BV heavy rolling mill crane ways

Structural analyst and constructor: structural analyses and detailed design of large factory halls, including innovative wind bracing systems and other details

Structural analyst and constructor: structural analyses and detailed design of crane ways, stacks, ovens, heavy lifts etc. in steel plants of Hoogovens and Krupp AG

Structural analyst and constructor: structural analyses and design of load bearing structures for offshore oil and gas rigs of diverse petrochemical companies

Structural analyst and procedure designer: programming and structural design of pipe-laying projects on the North Sea, the Mediterranean and the Red Sea

Structural analyst and constructor: analyses and design of large steel structures and factory halls for DSM Fertilizers and the Hoogovens continuous glow line

Structural analyst and constructor: design and structural analyses of heavy pipelines, air ducts, pumps, supporting structures etc. for a nuclear fast breeder reactor plant

Design leader and constructor: design and analysis of large diameter gas, fume and dust exhaust systems, including supports, filters, duct joints etc. for steel plants 

Project engineer: initializing, design and supervision of office building (renovation) projects, ambassador's residence roof exchange, diverse installations etc.

Project supervisor: supervision of construction projects for the steel plant, like factory halls, cranes, ovens, stacks, heavy foundations, office and amenity buildings

Project manager: Design, and construction management of the sports & recreation center project in Warsaw, including a stadium and swimming pool

Designer and team leader: negotiating, primary design and management of industrial and building projects for a number of steel plants in Silesia, Poland

Researcher and constructor: consulting and design activities for bridge assessment and construction, e.g. Cieszyn frontier bridge of prestressed light concrete

Lecturer and mentor of a student group: lecturing and guiding of a student group at the Silesian University of Technology, Faculty of Civil Engineering